Crazy Cat Café

Milano, Lombardy · 1.1 mi / 1.7 km

Miaoka ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​⁠Cat Café is a small cat café on Viale Montello at the edge of Milan's Chinatown, a short walk from the Monumentale metro station. Guests order at the front counter, where staff explain the house rules, and then move into a separate cat room for a timed stay, with a minimum purchase per person. Six resident purebred cats live there, including a Bengal, a Maine Coon, a Ragdoll, a Siberian and two British cats. Visitors wear disposable shoe covers, may not pick up the cats or wake sleeping ones, and must not bring outside food; cat treats are sold from a vending machine in the room. Children under 6 are not admitted to the cat room, and children under 12 must be with a parent. The menu covers bubble tea, coffee, cakes and snacks for breakfast, brunch, afternoon snacks and aperitivo, served every day.

Milano, Lombardy · 1.2 mi / 1.9 km

Nekoffee ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​⁠is a small cat café and bubble tea shop on Via Bramante in Milan's Chinatown, close to Via Paolo Sarpi and a short walk from the Monumentale metro station. It opened in August 2023 on Via Paolo Sarpi and moved to its current address in December 2025. Visitors pay an entry fee that includes a drink, such as a canned soft drink, coffee or bubble tea, and then spend a set time in the cat room. Around six to seven resident purebred cats live there, and they can often be seen from the street through the shop window. Guests put on disposable shoe covers before entering the cat area. Walk-ins are accepted and bookings can be made by phone, though visitors may have to wait for a place when the room is full. The cafe is open from late morning to early evening.

Milano, Lombardy · 1.5 mi / 2.5 km

Maison ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌⁠Maine Coon is a cat café and restaurant on Via Spartaco in Milan, between Porta Romana and Porta Vittoria. About ten Maine Coon cats belonging to the owner live in the indoor rooms, which have walkways, scratching posts and quiet areas away from guests. A café counter and outdoor seating can be reached directly from the street for those who prefer not to sit with the cats. The kitchen serves breakfast, coffee and pastries all day, lunch and dinner from an Italian à la carte menu on weekdays, brunch in three sittings on Saturdays and Sundays, dinner on Saturdays and aperitivo on Sundays, with vegetarian and vegan options and homemade cakes and focaccia. Entry is free and online booking is recommended at busy times. On weekends only guests over 12 are admitted, and visitors are asked not to use flash or feed the cats.

• Booking recommended

Pavia, Lombardy · 20 mi / 32 km

Cats ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌⁠is the first cat café in Pavia, under the porticoes of Viale Bligny beside the Naviglio Pavese. It opened in July 2023 as a project of La Tana dei Sette Gatti, a local association that uses the café's proceeds to support feral cat colonies, shelters and sanctuaries. A small group of rescued European cats lives in the café, chosen for their sociable temperament; they move freely between the tables and have beds, scratching posts and toys, and can withdraw when they want. Visitors ring the doorbell to be let in. The menu covers coffee, homemade cakes, sandwiches, bruschetta and cocktails for breakfast, lunch and an evening aperitivo. There is a small outdoor area, and guests are asked to respect the cats' space.

Bergamo, Lombardy · 26 mi / 42 km

Lə ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌⁠Gattarə is a cat café and wine bar on Via Giosuè Carducci in Bergamo's lower town, run by two owners who share the space with their three resident cats. The room is large and sparsely furnished so the cats can wander freely, and there is no time limit on visits. Reservations are not taken. The small kitchen is vegetarian, with vegan and gluten-free options such as veggie burgers and seasonal dishes, alongside natural wines from women winemakers, beer and kombucha. Espresso is deliberately left off the menu to encourage slower visits, though other coffee drinks are served. A shelf of books and board games is available, and the venue hosts a book club, workshops and fundraising events for local groups. It describes itself as an inclusive, LGBTQ+ safe space. Guests are asked not to pick up the cats.

• Walk-ins welcome

Parma, Emilia Romagna · 72 mi / 115 km

Fusa ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​⁠& Caffè is a cat cafe on Strada Massimo D'Azeglio in Parma's Oltretorrente district, just across the Ponte di Mezzo from the city centre. Opened in spring 2025, it was the first cat cafe in Emilia-Romagna. The ground floor is an ordinary cafe where dogs are also welcome. Upstairs, a lounge with sofas and reading corners is home to up to ten adult cats from Parma's municipal cattery and groups such as ENPA and OIPA. All of them can be adopted through the associations, with pre-fostering, a questionnaire and an interview. The cat floor requires a minimum order per person, and groups are asked to stay about 50 minutes, though students and remote workers can stay longer if they tell the staff. Breakfast, lunch and vegan aperitivo are served, and the cafe hosts cat yoga, educational talks and fundraising evenings for its partner associations.

• Adoptable cats